Anders Nelson
Alternate Names
Andrew Nelson (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1834 March 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1909 September 17 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Kalhave, Hornborg, Skanderborg, Denmark
1834 March 8
Mother
Maria Nelson
Father
Andersen Nelson
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 March 8
Baptized by Christian Larsen
1850 September 19 (Age 16)
Traveled in
John E. Forsgren Company (1853)
1853 May 21 – September 29 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1853 May 21
Joined Company
Ended On 1853 September 29
Company Arrived
Married
Mete Gudkjaersen
1854 (Age 19)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1865 May 1 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
Europe, Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1865 May 1
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Leonard G. Rice Company (1867)
1867 August 11 – October 5 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1867 August 11
Joined Company
Ended On 1867 October 5
Company Arrived
Married
Sophia Christina Sorenson
1868 March 28 (Age 34)
Married
Karen Camilla Sorenson
1868 March 28 (Age 34)
Died in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1909 September 17 (Age 75)
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Anders Nelson (1834 - 1909) Profile
Sources
Person
1867 Moller's Camilla Karen Journal
1867 Moller's Camilla Karen Journal.
Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017
"Karen Camilla Moller Sorenson", Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017.
Saints By Sea
"Andrew Nelson. ID: 40199", Saints By Sea.
"Andrew Nelson. ID: 92699", Saints By Sea.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. A, Page 7, Line 287.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. B, Page 8, Line 287.
Pioneer
Carbon County News
"Local News", Carbon County News, (24 April 1913), Page 5.
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Christian Nielsen letter to Carl Nielsen, 27 April 1856", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963.
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History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898, Page 163.
History of the Scandinavian Mission (1927)
History of the Scandinavian Mission (1927), Andrew Jenson, Page 188, 189, 199.
Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company, circa 1930
Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company, circa 1930, Page 18-35.
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Our Danish heritage and our temple work on the Peter Frost Family
"Jens Hansen Diary", Our Danish heritage and our temple work on the Peter Frost Family, (June).
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Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 11, Page 233-236.
The Semi-weekly telegraph
"Arrived", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 4, (10 October 1867), 2. Page 2.
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